Ex Navy with anti piracy experience: The problem is the cruise liners never have adequate security, due to the hefty cost. And the Navy had their own set of rules on who they can fire and why. Since the pirates did not enter the Denmark's Navy's warning zone, no shots can be fired, which is a shame.

Same here I live in Oakwood/ Bay Terrace and have at least 6-8 strays running around and it literally breaks my heart that I can not catch them and get them into a loving home, where they can experience the same kind of love that I give my spoiled cats.

I am a Staten Islander first, I want my readers to enjoy their experience reading my articles, add to the fact I am an avid pet lover, as I have a few wild and crazy animals in my house, tomorrow I will post the list of sites I have found, along with the program that offers reduced prices on spraying and nuetering, which is oh so important , as it can down the line save the pets life.

As we speak I am compiling a list of shelters and rescue groups and in a future article, I will focus on the adoption of domestic animals. If any have input on where people can go, please contact me via email at sorensen@siadvance.com

To refute your claims of no reporters being on the scene, the young man had been struck by the Camry and within 15 minutes from across Staten Island, I arrived on the scene, besides visual evidence, at the moment do to the complexities of the situation, the officals on the scene were not at liberty to give any infomation until later on that night, the concept of breaking news must be understood. I am sorry if you were not informed to the highest extent at the moment of impact, I will do my best to not only provide you with as much facts as one can, but at the same time offer my unbiast opinion, with out having a conflict of intrest with the stories I cover.